Sheffield City Council PCN

[Raisedfist338]

last night got caught out by Sheffield City Council for Stopping where prohibited ( on a red route or clearway ).

Which in I'll openly hold my hands up no argument there as in my rush to get parked up

and get to the match I stupidly failed to see the bloody big No Stopping sign

practically next to where I parked up might I add.

 

 

However I'm a little miffed off with the whole

Do as I Say Not as I Do attitude of Sheffield City Council

 

 

when I looked at the photos online from the PCN,

directly parked behind me is Sheffield Councils Civil Enforcement car.

 

 

I get that they are doing their job

however they are also breaking the rules

I mean they have done exactly the same thing what I have done.

 

 

Shouldn't them selves be penalised for this.

Unfortunately I don't have the reg for their vehicle

however the Enforcement Officer was kind enough to leave his details.

 

 

I am going to complain about this

but is there any way of finding out if anything has been done from Sheffield City Councils end once I have complained

i.e. they have paid there own fine or the officer has been fined,

 

 

for all I know the email will prob get sent to the trash bin.

 

 

Any advice is much appreciated.

[Michael Browne]

As annoying to you as it might be, councils generally accept that CEO's are allowed to park in places that would otherwise be contravening parking restrictions in order to carry out enforcement.

 

Most Traffic Regulation Orders will have a clause which allows this along the lines of:

 

A vehicle being used in the service of a local authority in pursuance of statutory powers or duties provided that in all circumstances it is reasonably necessary in the exercise of such powers or in the performance of such duties for the vehicle to wait in the place it is waiting

 

In other words you will be wasting your breath complaining and certainly won't have any effect in cancelling the pcn.

[Raisedfist338]

Aye thought pretty as much. Cheers